Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?

Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?

Derek Johns (Managing Director - AP Watt Literary Agency) gives expert video advice on: Should I consider using a vanity press?; Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?; Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes? and more...

For the foreseeable future I can't see an alternative to going through a traditional book publisher. It may well be that the net will find ways of posting work and leading readers to it and protecting copyright. But at the moment we're not there yet.